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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule;
- Example: "derisive laughter"
- Example: "a jeering crowd"
- Example: "her mocking smile"
- Example: "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'";
[syn: derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Derisive \De*ri"sive\, a.
   Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision.
   "Derisive taunts." --Pope. -- De*ri"sive*ly, adv. --
   De*ri"sive*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

derisive
    adj 1: abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule;
           "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking
           smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn:
           derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting]